Europe to Have Slower 5G Deployment Than US, Other Nations: GSMA
GSMA warned that European deployment of 5G is proceeding more slowly than in the U.S., Japan and South Korea. At the end of June, operators in 34 European markets had launched commercial 5G services, with consumer take-up growing to 6%…
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of the mobile customer base, said the Wednesday report: “Norway leads in adoption of the technology, with 16% now using 5G, but positive momentum is also evident in Switzerland (14%), Finland (13%), the U.K. (11%) and Germany (10%).” GSMA forecasts the adoption rate across Europe will hit 44% by 2025, led by the U.K. and Germany. “That rapid growth is outpaced by other world economies, with South Korea expected to hit 73% in the same time period” and “Japan and the US are likely to achieve 68% adoption,” the report said.